São Paulo FC’s official anthem was written in 1936 by the then lieutenant José Porphyrio da Paz, when he and the club he had helped rebuild faced difficulties. Porphyrio and his family were being evicted from their home, since the lieutenant invested most of his wealth in São Paulo FC. “Almost everything I earned went straight to the club. When I learned about the eviction, I was desolated. I walked around the room, not knowing what to do. But my…

The stars are not integral parts of the club’s emblem. In fact, they are overlapped insignias in the team’s flag and uniform, applied as distinctions set forth in the club’s Bylaws. The gold (or yellow) stars have been added since 1952 upon each mark, Olympic or world title of sports deemed Olympic. The 2000 bylaws reform instituted the red stars, which correspond to Club World Cup or equivalent titles. Thus the three red stars in São Paulo FC’s Sacred Mantle…

The Tricolor five-star heart was born a few days after the initial mark of January 25, 1930. The crest was designed for an internal contest by German designer Water Ostrich (popularly known as Oliver), in collaboration with one of the club’s founders, Firmiano de Morais Pinto Filho. Its format is unique and, at the time, unprecedented. There are no records of similar emblems before 1930. Since then, several clubs – some even older than São Paulo FC -, started to…